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HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test

Vermont rates for HCPCS 86687

A blood test for antibodies to HTLV-I, a virus that can be passed on through blood, sexual contact, and breastfeeding. Most people carrying it stay well for life, but a small proportion later develop a blood cancer or a slowly progressive nerve condition, so the result is followed up carefully.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does HTLV-I Antibody Blood Test cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $174 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$6.76 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$151 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $15 to $178Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $174professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$19.05

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kansas than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Vermont· 5th of 51

$14.79

KS $26.30NE $6.46

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.